Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Lisa Walton will give the final QSG of NSW talk of the year on the 21st of November 2015. Lisa has been awarded many prizes for her quilts in Australian and International quilt shows and also teaches across Australia, New Zealand, the USA, UK, Europe and South Africa. She was awarded the 2010 Jewel Pearce Patterson Scholarship for Quilting Teachers by the International Quilt Association, Houston USA.

Lisa Walton has been awarded many prizes for her quilts including major international and Australian quilt shows such as the American Quilt Society and Festival of Quilts UK. She is widely published in all major Australian quilt magazines, has written her first book, Beautiful Building Block Quilts, and her patterns are published in the USA and Australia. Lisa also teaches across Australia, New Zealand, the USA, UK, Europe and South Africa. She was awarded the 2010 Jewel Pearce Patterson Scholarship for Quilting Teachers by the International Quilt Association, Houston USA. - See more at: http://www.aqc.com.au/Melbourne/2015-tutors/#sthash.UabMzSuJ.dpuf

Lisa Walton has been awarded many prizes for her quilts including major international and Australian quilt shows such as the American Quilt Society and Festival of Quilts UK. She is widely published in all major Australian quilt magazines, has written her first book, Beautiful Building Block Quilts, and her patterns are published in the USA and Australia. Lisa also teaches across Australia, New Zealand, the USA, UK, Europe and South Africa. She was awarded the 2010 Jewel Pearce Patterson Scholarship for Quilting Teachers by the International Quilt Association, Houston USA. - See more at: http://www.aqc.com.au/Melbourne/2015-tutors/#sthash.UabMzSuJ.dpuf

Her blog (http://fibreinspirations.blogspot.com.au/) and website (http://www.dyedheaven.com/) feature her quilting journey and her hand-dyed products that she makes and sells online and at the major Australian quilt shows.

Lisa's talk is called “Leap and the net will appear - sometimes great opportunities occur but we are afraid to take that leap due to natural fear of rejection or humiliation”. Lisa will talk about how taking that leap often leads to even more exciting opportunities.

The QSG of NSW talks are easy to get to and are a short walk from Wynyard and Circular Quay Train Stations. They are held at The Glover Cottages meeting room, 124 Kent Street, Sydney on a Saturday afternoon and start at 2pm. Entry is $5 for Guild members, $10 for others, and afternoon tea is provided.

About the Quilt Study Group of Australia

The aim of the Quilt Study Group of Australia is to promote interest and research into quilting in Australia. Members are committed to the study of quilts past and present - this study encompassing the social and historical context in which quilts were made. Every two or three years, the QSGA runs a seminar. Funding for hosting the seminar is available by applying to the committee of the QSGA.